The riverbank at dusk, where the search continues.
By June Mercer | November 13, 2026
A 31-year-old man has been missing for nearly a week. His family reported him gone last Saturday from the Bronx. For days, investigators in Hyde Park believed they had a lead on where he might be. On Wednesday, his sister called and told them that lead was wrong. The active search began that morning.
Authorities are now searching for Shane Subburamu near the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. Crews are covering the CIA campus, surrounding wooded land, nearby railroad tracks, and the Hudson River shoreline in the vicinity. Six agencies are involved. As of Friday, November 13, the search continues and investigators are asking anyone with information to call.
Who Shane Subburamu Is
Shane Subburamu is 31 years old. Police describe him as approximately 5 feet 4 inches tall, of average build, and of Indian descent. His family lives in the Bronx. No further personal information has been released publicly, and this article contains only what investigators have confirmed.
Police have expressed concern for his well-being. In a missing persons investigation, that language is specific: it signals that investigators believe the person may be in danger or distress, not simply unreachable. It is the stated basis for the multi-agency response now deployed along the Hudson River.
A Full Timeline: How the Search Came Together
The timeline of this search matters. It explains why a family reported a man missing on Saturday and a physical search did not begin until Wednesday. It explains what information was available at each stage, and why a single phone call on November 11 changed the course of the investigation.
Saturday, November 7: Family Reports Shane Missing to NYPD
A family member living in the Bronx contacted the New York City Police Department on Saturday, November 7, and reported Shane Subburamu missing. At that time, NYPD received some information about his possible whereabouts. The specific nature of that information has not been publicly disclosed, but it would later prove to be incorrect and unverifiable.
Hyde Park is more than 70 miles north of the Bronx. At this point, it was not part of the search.
Monday, November 9: The Culinary Institute Contacts Hyde Park Police
Two days after the family's report to NYPD, the Culinary Institute of America contacted the Town of Hyde Park Police Department. The CIA notified police after receiving an email. The contents of that email have not been released publicly. Hyde Park police opened an investigation.
Investigators were still working at this stage from the original information NYPD had provided about Shane's possible whereabouts. That information directed attention elsewhere. Hyde Park did not yet mobilize a physical search. The case was open and active, but the corrective information that would refocus the investigation had not yet arrived.
Wednesday, November 11: The Correction That Launched the Search
The situation changed on Wednesday, November 11. Shane's sister contacted the Town of Hyde Park Police Department directly. She told investigators that the information NYPD had originally provided about her brother's possible whereabouts was incorrect and could not be verified.
That correction is why the search began on Wednesday.
Without the original lead pointing elsewhere, Hyde Park became the working focus. Investigators needed that call to understand where to concentrate resources. Once the sister corrected the record, crews from multiple agencies were on the ground.
This distinction matters: the multi-agency ground search is not six days old. It is two days old, launched specifically because a family member came forward with updated, corrective information on November 11. The search area and the agencies involved reflect a deliberate response to that corrected picture - not a continuation of the investigation from Saturday.
The timeline also reflects how a missing persons case can cross jurisdictional lines. When someone is reported missing in one place and their last known connection is to a location in another county, coordination between local police, state police, and specialized units takes time to build. Wednesday's search, though it came five days after the family's initial report, represents the first moment investigators had a clear, corrected picture of where to look.
If you have information that could further clarify Shane's whereabouts - even something that seemed minor at the time - investigators are asking you to call.
Where Crews Are Searching
The search is concentrated around the Culinary Institute of America property and the terrain immediately surrounding it. The CIA campus, the adjacent wooded areas, and the Hudson River shoreline form a connected search corridor, with railroad tracks running through the area.
Crews have been deployed to:
- The Culinary Institute of America campus and adjacent wooded areas
- Nearby railroad tracks
- The Hudson River shoreline in the vicinity of the campus
The railroad corridor and the riverbank present physically demanding search conditions. Waterfront terrain along the Hudson requires specialized equipment and trained personnel to cover safely and thoroughly. The wooded land adjacent to the campus is dense. These conditions make ground searches methodical and slow - each section of the search area requires different skills and different equipment, which is why both fire districts and Forest Rangers are on scene alongside police.
No locations outside this described area have been named by investigators as part of the active search zone.
Who Is Searching
Six agencies and organizations are working the search, coordinating across municipal, county, and state levels.
The Town of Hyde Park Police Department is leading the investigation. Detective Felicello and Sergeant McGaw are the named contacts for anyone with information.
The Dutchess County Sheriff's Office is participating on the ground. The New York State Police are also active in the response. New York State Forest Rangers, trained specifically for wilderness search and rescue, are deployed to the wooded sections of the search zone. Forest Rangers bring technical skills for off-trail and rough terrain - the kind of ground that standard law enforcement units do not cover as efficiently on their own.
Both the Roosevelt Fire District and the Hyde Park Fire District are on scene. Fire departments play a specific role in river-adjacent searches: they carry boats, rescue equipment, and personnel trained for the hazards of waterfront operations. Their presence at this search is consistent with the Hudson River shoreline being an active area of focus.
The Culinary Institute of America's security staff is also part of the response. Campus security personnel know the property's layout, its access points, and its less-traveled areas in ways that outside responders cannot quickly replicate. That familiarity is useful in a search confined to a specific campus and its surroundings.
Deploying six agencies for a single search is not routine. It reflects both the seriousness with which investigators are treating this case and the demands of the terrain they are working.
What Remains Unconfirmed
Some details about this case are not publicly available as of Friday.
The email that the Culinary Institute received and that led them to contact Hyde Park police on November 9 has not been described publicly. Its contents remain undisclosed.
The original information NYPD received about Shane's possible whereabouts - the information his sister later corrected - has also not been detailed publicly. It is not known whether it identified a specific location, a contact, or something else entirely. What is confirmed is that it was wrong and could not be verified.
No confirmed sightings of Shane Subburamu have been released by police. No information about what he was wearing or what personal items he may have had has been released by investigators. As the investigation continues, additional details may become available.
The search is ongoing. This article will be updated as confirmed information is released.
If You Have Information, Call Now
Shane Subburamu is 31 years old. He is approximately 5 feet 4 inches tall, of average build, and of Indian descent.
If you saw Shane near the Culinary Institute of America, in Hyde Park, along the Hudson River shoreline in that area, or anywhere along the nearby railroad corridor - or if you have any information at all about his movements or whereabouts - investigators want to hear from you.
Contact the Town of Hyde Park Police Department at 845-229-9340. Ask for Detective Felicello or Sergeant McGaw.
The search is active. The family is waiting.
